Smokey Robinson’s 3 Children: All About Berry, Tamla and Trey

Smokey Robinson is proud and happy of his three children.

The four-time Grammy-winning recording artist and songwriter welcomed son Berry and daughter Tamla with his ex-wife and “First Lady of Motown,” Claudette Rogers, and a son named Trey with a woman Robinson calls “Kandi,” with whom he had an affair.

The news that Robinson fathered a child out of wedlock ended his 27-year marriage to Rogers.

“I just hate that children and others may have suffered because of the moves I made,” he previously told PEOPLE about the release of his memoir, Smokey: In my life.

Despite his past, the “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” musician is close to all three of his children and sees them regularly. “I have good relations with all the people in my life,” he said.

So who are Smokey Robinson’s three children? Here’s everything you need to know about Berry, Tamla and Trey.

Berry Robinson

Smokey Robinson and his son Berry Robinson.

Tamla Robinson Instagram

Robinson and Rogers welcomed their first child, Berry William Borope Robinson, in 1968. Robinson said his then-wife suffered seven miscarriages before they had a son via surrogate.

“That’s basically why she had to leave the group. We were trying to have kids,” he said The Independent Rogers’ departure from The Miracles.

The couple named their first child after Robinson’s best friend and Motown Records founder, Berry Gordy, who was also chosen as Berry’s godfather.

Smokey Robinson, Claudette Rogers Robinson and Berry Robinson.

Tamla Robinson Instagram

Robinson’s eldest child leads a quiet life out of the spotlight, but remains close to his family. Although he doesn’t appear to have a public social media profile, he has been spotted on his sister’s Instagram over the years, including visits with her and their father.

“Dad stopped by today,” she captioned the post, in which she, Berry and their famous father posed together.

Berry is also the father of twins – a boy and a girl – who have the support of their grandfather. Robinson was seen with his grandchildren at a football game in May 2013 in a picture previously posted by Berry.

Tamla Robinson

Tamla Robinson and Smokey Robinson.

Tamla Robinson Instagram

Robinson and Rogers welcomed their second child and first daughter, Tamla Claudette Robinson, in 1971. The “Quiet Storm” singer revealed that the doctor who helped them find a surrogate to carry their son made a cervical brace for Rogers to help her carry her new pregnancy until the appointment.

“When the time came, it was removed and my daughter Tamla was born,” he said Pittsburgh Quarterly.

The couple also chose a symbolic moniker for their daughter, naming her after Motown’s original name, Tamla Records. Gordy was also named Tamla’s godfather.

Tamla followed her parents’ footsteps in the entertainment industry, working as an executive producer The First Lady of Motown: The Claudette Robinson Story and director of her mother’s personal archive. She also runs the Born Star clothing store, inspired by the creative environment in which she grew up.

Tamla Robinson and Smokey Robinson.

Tamla Robinson Instagram

Tamla is close to her entire family, but shares an especially strong bond with her father. In 2017, Robinson created the holiday “Father’s Daughter Day” to celebrate the special relationship between a father and his daughter.

“The father/daughter relationship shapes a young woman’s perspective on men and what to expect from them. I believe that women’s empowerment starts at home and fathers must set a healthy example through their personal actions and interactions,” he said in a press release.

In addition to celebrating his daughter, he also supports Tamla’s daughter, Lyric. When his granddaughter graduated from the University of Southern California in 2019, he proudly attended the ceremony and posed with the new graduate afterward.

Trey Robinson

Robinson and Kandi had their son, Trey Robinson, in 1984. Robinson had an on-and-off 20-year affair with Kandi, which eventually ended his and Rogers’ marriage. Despite the infidelity, Rogers remained on good terms with Trey and Kandi.

The prolific songwriter behind some of the biggest hits of the mid-to-late 20th century revealed that when Trey was growing up, Kandi even stipulated in her will that she wanted Rogers to raise him should anything happen to her.

“Most women would want nothing to do with it [Kandi]but I’m telling you, Claudette is a rare kind of beautiful person,” he previously told PEOPLE.

Trey has chosen to live out of the spotlight and, like his half-brother Berry, doesn’t seem to have a public presence on social media. Although not much is known about him, he seems to have a good relationship with his half-siblings as Tamla paid tribute to him on Instagram for National Siblings Day.

“Happy National Siblings Day to my brothers Berry and Trey Robinson (no picture),” she captioned the post using the hashtag #unconditionallove.

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